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SportsTalk: Dean Thomas Discusses The Challenges Of Game Officiating
“It’s all about judgement” is the assessment of Dean Thomas when it comes to officiating ball games. Thomas, a 1985 graduate of Vance Senior High School, has made many during his career as a baseball coach at Southern Vance, Head of Transportation for Vance County Schools, as a principal at E. M. Rollins and on
SportsTalk: Mize Leads The Fun In Fungo Baseball
Brad Mize, the son of the late Howard and Lisa Mize of Oxford and former student at J.F. Webb in Oxford, certainly has his hands full. He is an assistant baseball coach at Heritage High School in Wake Forest and the General Manager for Wake Forest’s Fungo Baseball team which will begin its season on
SportsTalk: Local AD’s Preparing For Playoffs
The life of an athletic director at any level can be busy. This time of year not only are there sporting activities, but there are proms, graduation and other end of school year events taking place to add to the load ADs face. Both Ray Noel at Vance County High School and George Hoyle Jr.
SportsTalk: Swartz Looking For A Future In Pro Basketball
It’s the dream of most basketball players to play in the pros after their college career comes to an end and that’s exactly what Georgia Tech’s Cameron Swartz hopes to do. Swartz, who is the great granddaughter of Leon and Rebecca Frazier of Bear Pond, here in Vance County, is finishing up her college career
SportsTalk: Mark Packer Remembers His Father, Billy Packer
Enjoy this post of Mark Packer speaking about his father, legendary basketball announcer Billy Packer. CLICK PLAY! WIZS Radio · SportsTalk: Mark Packer Remembers His Father, Billy Packer
SportsTalk: Richardson Oversees Success Of Spring Sports At Crossroads
Spring is a busy time for athletics at Crossroads Christian and that means Scottie Richardson, the school’s athletic director, is also busy. For the most though, Richardson has a smile on his face since his teams are performing well. “Spring sports are wide open,” Richardson commented on Thursday’s SportsTalk. The varsity baseball team is 3-1
SportsTalk: Henderson Native Kaci Roberson Staying Busy With Softball At Pembroke
Confidence on the softball field is something that Henderson native Kaci Roberson certainly doesn’t lack. She is a senior at UNC-Pembroke and has spent most of her life playing softball. “Softball was my number one sport growing up. I’ve been playing since I was four years old,” Roberson says. All of those years on field
SportsTalk: Local High School Programs Struggling With Bad Weather
Talk to Ray Noel, Athletic Director at Vance County High School, or Mike Joyner, Athletic Director at Kerr Vance Academy, and both men will tell you the same thing. Weather has slowed Spring sports to a crawl. “We need games,” said Ray Noel on Thursday’s SportsTalk. “The weather has been unforgiving,” Noel added. Vance County’s
SportsTalk: Downey Losing Eight Seniors From 2022-23 Team
Even though Vance Charter’s boy’s basketball team didn’t win a state championship, Coach Taron Downey is proud of the team’s achievement of going to the state playoffs for the last two consecutive years. It’s also nice to be recognized for the hard work! Downey was voted as Coach of the Year for the Triangle North
SportsTalk: Rigsbee Relies On Youth For KVA Baseball
Kerr-Vance Academy’s young baseball team is coming off of a 4-1 win over East Wake Academy on Wednesday. While it was a good win for Kerr-Vance, Coach Mike Rigsbee knows his team is very young. “We are young but we are talented,” Rigsbee said on SportsTalk on Thursday. “We are relying on our junior and
